Up grading from Act 6.0 to Act 10.0

I've read some horror stories about upgrading from ACT 6.0 to ACT 10.0 and having a business database of close to 4000 contacts I do not want to mess it up. I realise and can probably simply back up my database on a USB key or cd but I dont want to spend weeks messing with the adjustments. Anybody have experience with this. Also I could also by a new ACT 2007 (9.0) on ebay for $40.00 Is there a big difference between 9.0 and 10.0 worth the extra money?

Re: Up grading from Act 6.0 to Act 10.0

I have used 2006, 2007 & 2008. It seems that the even numbered years have more stability. One aspect that I don't like about the newer verfsions versus what I recall being in the 5.0 and 6.0 versions is the ability to attach emails directly to a group. In the newer vesions, you have to have a contact to which to make the attachment. Also, if you use a lot of groups, like I do, then they come up looking very mixed. It would be nice if they came up in the dialogue in the tree format similar to what you see in Groups. Hope this helps.

Re: Up grading from Act 6.0 to Act 10.0

Always back up databases, layouts, templates, documents, etc ... but you should do tihs regularly anyway. Don't backup directly to a CD or USB drive. Backup to the HDD and copy the file to the removable media.

Do ACT! 6.0 maintenance - Compress/Reindex and ACTDIAG Maintenance

I also recommend running RedFlag to check for data errors that can cause the conversions to have issues

ACT! 10 is certainly faster and more stable than ACT! 9.0... and if you're thinking about Vista or Office 2007, toy need ACT! 10

Re: Up grading from Act 6.0 to Act 10.0

One aspect that I don't like about the newer verfsions versus what I recall being in the 5.0 and 6.0 versions is the ability to attach emails directly to a group. In the newer vesions, you have to have a contact to which to make the attachment. Also, if you use a lot of groups, like I do, then they come up looking very mixed. It would be nice if they came up in the dialogue in the tree format similar to what you see in Groups. Hope this helps.